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Pacific red yew and dry heat

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Justynwithay:
I have heard not to use dry heat when bending pacific yew because it becomes brittle and to only use steam or boil.
Does anyone else have an opinion on the matter?

airkah:
I'm not a yew expert, but I have a yew stave I've been working on and corrected the tip alignment with a heat gun without issue.

Hamish:
 I heat a little reflex, fix twist with dry heat, on yew and haven't had a problem. Enough guys have reported  problems with yew blowing up in tension after dry heat, for me to be cautious.
I would let the yew rehydrate for at least 1 week, preferably longer, just for safety, before continuing tillering or shooting.

Yew doesn't like a really low moisture content, it can blow, in arid and cold climates. I suspect this is the cause rather than the heat by itself.

superdav95:

--- Quote from: Hamish on June 14, 2023, 12:43:31 am --- I heat a little reflex, fix twist with dry heat, on yew and haven't had a problem. Enough guys have reported  problems with yew blowing up in tension after dry heat, for me to be cautious.
I would let the yew rehydrate for at least 1 week, preferably longer, just for safety, before continuing tillering or shooting.

Yew doesn't like a really low moisture content, it can blow, in arid and cold climates. I suspect this is the cause rather than the heat by itself.

--- End quote ---

Plus 1 for what hamish said. 

Also consider oil and heat for corrections. I find it helps to fix twist in limbs and can be used for flipped tips even.  Oil gets down into wood deeper for penetrating the heat into the wood. 

PEARL DRUMS:
I only use dry heat on yew. Boiling/steaming will dry the wood as much, or more, than dry heat will. I even temper my yew bows with no issues.

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